My Paper Creations

ahoy matey

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes!  If you haven't already, be sure to enter my birthday blog candy below.  I'll draw a winner on Friday. :)

Things have been hectic with back to school, but I do have a card to share that I created a while back, but haven't had a chance to post yet.

I created this fun card a while back using the Half Pint Heroes set from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  It's one of my favorite sets from Claire.   There's just something quirky and fun about it.    I wanted a very clean and simple design that really gave the focus of the card to the cute image.


I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I added some glossy accents to the windows on the sub and set it aside to dry.  While it was drying, I put together the rest of my card.  The patterned papers are from Studio Calico's Heyday paper pad.  I  stamped the finished, colored them, and added some stickles to them.  The seaweed is the Martha Stewart branch punch.  After the image was dry, I cut it out and adhered it with foam adhesive.

Have a great day!

Niki

ahoy matey card supplies:
Stamps: Half Pint Heroes (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), black
Patterned Paper: Heyday (Studio Calico)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: glossy accents, stickles (Ranger)
Copic Markers

Case Study Anniversary Blog Hop: Blooming Great Day

Hi Everyone!  I'm excited to be playing along with the Case Study 2nd Anniversary blog hop today.  The Case Study design team (along with past muses) is having a blog hop to celebrate the second aniversary of this fun challenge blog.  I hear there are some fun prizes if you decide to play along, too.  Leave a comment on each blog along the hop to be entered to win.   You can find all the information to join along in the challenge over on the Case Study blog. 

This week's challenge is Signature Style or create something that best reflects your style.  You should have come from Eva Dobilas' blog.  If not, hop on over to the Case Study blog to start the blog hop at the beginning.

I was so honored last year when Iwona asked me to be the muse for the challenges one month and am excited that I get to play along again.  I love the concept of the challenge where designers inspire each other in their creations.

This week's challenge of Signature Style is definitely an easy one.  I've been creating lots of cards this year with colored images.  Hey, I'm sometimes a kid at heart and still love to color. :)

I decided to use this adorable little bear image from Lili of the Valley called Blooming Lovely.  It's been too long since I played with my adorable Lili of the Valley stamps (I miss working for LOTV!  More on that another day. . .) and I had to get the cute little bears when they released them in June.  The stamp comes with the sentiment I used on my card.

I colored the image with copic markers on copic x-press it cardstock.  (Marker colors listed below.)  I used some patterned paper from Studio Calico's Heyday paper pad.  I added lots of stitching and some buttons and capuccino baker's twine.  I also used an assortment of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I am playing along with the current Wild Orchid Crafts challenge which is Round in Circles (or use circles on your card).  I used a doily and buttons so hopefully that is enough! lol


I didn't have any rose buds in the right shade so I lightly colored the tips with a copic marker.  Then, I used my copic blender marker to make the color bleed down the petals.  They turned out pretty darn close to the color of my cherry blossoms.  I also added some stickles to the butterfly, bee's wings, and hearts, but it's kind of hard to see in the photos.

Okay, time to hop along to Andrea Ewen's blog and see what beautiful things she has created.  Thank you again to Iwona for inviting me to play along.  I am truly honored to get to play along with such amazingly, talented designers.

Happy Hopping!

Niki

Blooming Great Day card supplies:
Stamps: Blooming Lovely (Lili of the Valley)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), off white
Patterned Paper: Heyday (Studio Calico)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Dies: petite oval nestability die (Spellbinders)
Embellishments: 4mm white rosebuds, 15mm cream open roses, 2 tone cherry blossoms (Wild Orchid Crafts), cappuccino baker's twine, paper doily, aqua buttons
Copic Markers:
bear:E23, E25, E27, E29
nose/ears/butterfly/hearts: R00
flower: custom marker (1.2 YR30, 1/2 YR31), YR31, Y35, Y38, E53, E55, E57, E59
leaves/stem: G40, G43, G46
bee: Y35
tags: E31
pot: E13, E15, E17, E19, E18
sky: BG0000, BG000

hello there

Hi Everyone!  It's been a while since I shared a card (or even created a card for that matter).  I've been creating mainly cards with colored images this year so I decided to create one with just stamping instead. 

I recently discovered Studio Calico stamps which I use mainly for scrapbooking, but I wanted to create this card using some of the stamps as well. I used the little hexagon image from the Summer Stamp school (an online class they did).  Honestly, the stamp set was really all I got out of the class.  I hate saying that, but it was really a waste of money except for the stamp set and I will think twice before taking another one of their class.  (Geez, I feel mean typing that, but I just don't want my readers to think I loved the class and sign up based on that when I really didn't.) 

Anyway, back to the card.  I stamped the hexagon images using different colored inks from CTMH and cut them out.  Then, I arranged them to create the background, trimmed the edge, and added a white border.  The brown patterned paper is from an Echo Park This & That Graceful paper pad.  The sentiment is from the Studio Calico Heyday Sentiments stamp set.  The twine is Caribbean from The Twinery.  (I plan to do a preorder of twine from The Twinery some time this month.)

Have a great week!

Niki